Community peer counselling course

Course overview

The program trains through  mini lectures, discussion, exercises, and most especially through role plays. General counseling techniques are stressed, with special presentations on: assertiveness, Decision making, family issues, crime/legal issues, crisis intervention, substance abuse. and sexuality.

Goal

To promote healthy interaction and linkages to psycho social services in society and to teach society leaders simple counseling skills; provide emotional support on first-aid basis to enhance positive behavior change through learning and self-awareness exercises.

Course description

The course focus on the development of crisis intervention skills, helping to clarify problems, and learning about drugs, alcohol, sexual and Reproductive Health, crime and behavioral change, and the services which are available to society who are experiencing difficulty. The course will involve opportunities for participants to learn by doing, such as roleplaying. Discussions will take place continuously. Outside resource people may be invited (if necessary) to particular sessions to share their knowledge.

Course objective

• To train selected society (Leaders and others) and opinion shapers in using helping skills so that they help their peers address problems and cope with the psychosocial crisis in society

• To equip the participants with appropriate communication and counseling skills

• To enable participants to become more self-aware of their own attitudes, beliefs, and value::

• To discuss psycho social issues affecting the society

• To provide a personal growth experience.